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title: Overview of deployment steps
description: This deployment scenario takes the following steps:
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version: 11.0
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revdate: September 13, 2023
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# Overview of deployment steps

This deployment scenario takes the following steps:

1. Prepare the new external servers using the `prepare-external-server` tool.

2. Use the `dsconfig` tool to configure the new LDAP external servers in the central data center and reconfigure the load-balancing algorithm to take these servers into account.

3. Test external server communications after the servers have been configured and test a simulated external server failure.